Following are the foreign highlights at 2000 hrs

Pakistan on Thursday said it could order the closure of its airspace for India "at a time of its choosing", but so far no decision has been taken yet.

FGN17 PAK-KARTARPUR Technical meeting on opening of Kartarpur Corridor to be held on Friday: Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said that a technical meeting on the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor will be held on August 30 at the Zero Point.

FGN23 CHINA-PAK-GENERAL Chinese military says its top General's visit to Pakistan 'very successful'

Beijing: China's military said on Thursday its top General Xu Qiliang made a "very successful" visit to Pakistan this week but played down the trip's timing which coincided with the India-Pak tensions, asserting that it was planned earlier as part of the PLA's international military cooperation plan. By K J M Varma

FGN27 PAK-LD KASHMIR Pak says Kashmir issue its top foreign policy agenda

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said the resolution of the Kashmir issue as per the UN resolutions was its top foreign policy agenda. By Sajjad Hussain

FGN31 US-PAK-LD POLICY Pak security services covertly manipulated politics to remove Sharif from power:Report

Washington, Aug 29 (PTI) Pakistan's security services favoured Imran Khan and covertly manipulated the country's domestic politics before and during the 2018 election with a central motive of removing Nawaz Sharif and his party PML-N from power, a US Congressional report said, citing analysts. By Lalit K Jha

FGN24 LANKA-INDIANOCEAN-SECURITY Lanka expresses concern on security situation in Indian Ocean region

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday expressed concern on the security situation in the Indian Ocean and sea lines of communication as well as the rise of religious extremism in the region.

FGN20 UK-PARLIAMENT-INDIAN Indian-origin anti-Brexit campaigner goes to court over Parliament suspension

London: A prominent Indian-origin campaigner, who had mounted a successful legal challenge to prevent former British premier Theresa May triggering the Brexit without Parliament's approval, has filed an urgent judicial review application over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament.

FGN30 US-TRUMP-TALIBAN Trump: US to keep 8,600 troops in Afghanistan after deal with Taliban

Washington: President Donald Trump on Thursday said that US troop levels will drop to 8,600 in Afghanistan if a peace deal is reached with the Taliban and that a permanent presence will remain.(AFP) RUP

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